15 year old transported for medical care

A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a 15-year-old male kayaker from Nakwasina Sound, north of Sitka, Sunday. The aircrew safely transported the kayaker to the air station and transferred him to Mount Edgecumbe EMS for further care.

Coast Guard 17th District watchstanders received a report from Sitka police department that the kayaker was experiencing severe abdominal pain and was in and out of consciousness. Watchstanders requested the launch of the helicopter crew to medevac the kayaker.